Dear Philly, You Are Fun. Love, The Morans

Dear Philly, Jonathan and I think you are fun. Here is a list of reasons why we think this is true..

1.) Kelly Ann Nelson lives within your city boundaries...in a great house...with a great family...with a little doggie named Kent.

2.) Independence Hall is pretty dang great. Thanks for letting us walk around where our founding father debated, agreed, and signed pretty dang important things.

3.) You have some pretty great vintage shops. NEAT-O!

4.) You have the original Philly Cheese Steaks. We ate some. They were okay. But hey...it was the original!

5.) Cobblestone streets.

6.) You allow people to dress up in colonial garb. I am jealous.

7.) You are the home of a wicked cute french bull dog that we got to pet. [Sorry Lucy...we still love you best.]

8.) You have some really old graveyards which I think are beautiful.

Thanks Philly for being fun....

Love,
Jonathan and Ashley

Freakin' Out Here....

Here is a list of things that has my mind all a buzz this Sunday morning....

a.) I am trying to become a certified teacher's assistant. I working on the application online but it seems like the system is always down and it really does not make any sense to me. In addition, every single step I must do to get this stinkin' certificate costs money...what the hades is that about??

which brings me to the next thing...

2.) The town Jonathan and I live in, Gowanda, was flooded last Sunday night. The heart of the town is covered in mud. It stinks. Families have lost EVERYTHING. Houses are condemned. We are in a state of emergency and the National Guard has been called in. It is a big mess. The hospital where Jonathan worked was also completely flooded. Therefore he is currently unemployed. Eek!

III.) The flood also destroyed our town water reservoir so we are conserving and boiling all our water. This has me all in a frenzy because it is such a hassle to do the dishes and I am so paranoid about bacteria and parasites that could be in the water. The fact is I love cleaning and with the water being potentially contaminated I feel like I cannot get my apartment to the pristine state I simply like living in.

***I realize that Jonathan and I are so fortunate and blessed to have survived the flood without any damage to our place and belongings. I am just freakin' out here about the other results of this blasted flood. [I wish God told us to build an ark before it hit. I would have let all the townsfolk on and then we could've lived on the ark until everything was cleaned up...]***

Finally) I am missing my Uncle Lert. He lost his battle with cancer on July 3rd. I just want to talk to him and be in his calming presence. Sometimes I forget that he is not here anymore.

oh dear. what is a girl to do?